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AeroVironment
AeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space systems. The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft. The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones—notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma. Through its acquisition of BlueHalo in 2025, the company provides directed energy and space communications systems to U.S. and foreign militaries.
As of 2026, the company's market cap was $10B.
On January 7, 2024, AeroVironment was sanctioned by the Chinese government due to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. On March 4, 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce placed 15 U.S. entities (including AeroVironment) on its export control list, barring the export of dual-use commodities to that business.
In May 2025, AeroVironment announced it had completed its acquisition of BlueHalo, a developer of space, cyber, and counter-UAS defense technologies, from Arlington Capital Partners, in an all-stock deal with a transaction value of approximately $4.1 billion.
Among the vehicles the company built are:
As of 2007, AeroVironment held a five-year, $4.7 million IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop UAV propulsion technologies. The contract also provided for specific tasks such as integration of solar cells into aircraft wings, electric motor efficiency improvement, and hydrogen storage systems.
In 2023, Israel submitted a request to the US Department of Defense for 200 Switchblade 600 attack drones. As of 7 November, it is unclear whether the request has been approved.
Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the United States supplied the Armed Forces of Ukraine with more than 700 Switchblade 300 loitering munitions as part of military aid packages announced in March and April 2022. The larger, anti-armor Switchblade 600 followed after additional testing and was first used in combat in early 2023.
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AeroVironment
AeroVironment, Inc., also known as AV, is an American defense technology company headquartered in Arlington, Virginia that designs and manufactures autonomous systems, counter-UAS systems, and space systems. The company was founded in 1971 by Paul B. MacCready Jr., a designer of human-powered aircraft. The company provides the US Department of Defense and foreign militaries with small and medium-sized drones—notably the Raven, Switchblade, Wasp, and Puma. Through its acquisition of BlueHalo in 2025, the company provides directed energy and space communications systems to U.S. and foreign militaries.
As of 2026, the company's market cap was $10B.
On January 7, 2024, AeroVironment was sanctioned by the Chinese government due to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. On March 4, 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce placed 15 U.S. entities (including AeroVironment) on its export control list, barring the export of dual-use commodities to that business.
In May 2025, AeroVironment announced it had completed its acquisition of BlueHalo, a developer of space, cyber, and counter-UAS defense technologies, from Arlington Capital Partners, in an all-stock deal with a transaction value of approximately $4.1 billion.
Among the vehicles the company built are:
As of 2007, AeroVironment held a five-year, $4.7 million IDIQ (indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity) contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop UAV propulsion technologies. The contract also provided for specific tasks such as integration of solar cells into aircraft wings, electric motor efficiency improvement, and hydrogen storage systems.
In 2023, Israel submitted a request to the US Department of Defense for 200 Switchblade 600 attack drones. As of 7 November, it is unclear whether the request has been approved.
Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the United States supplied the Armed Forces of Ukraine with more than 700 Switchblade 300 loitering munitions as part of military aid packages announced in March and April 2022. The larger, anti-armor Switchblade 600 followed after additional testing and was first used in combat in early 2023.
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